April 30, 2024 | Law.com
Rental Applicants Reach $2.28M Settlement Agreement for Discriminatory AI-Powered Screening Tool"The changes SafeRent has agreed to make are key to ensuring the original intention of the nation's voucher programs, helping to erase historic discrimination in the housing markets," said Brian Corman, a partner at Cohen Milstein who leads the firm's fair housing litigation efforts and helped negotiate the settlement.
By Marianna Wharry
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April 29, 2024 | New York Law Journal
Former Warner Brothers Employee Files Employment Discrimination, Wrongful Termination ComplaintThis suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM's source for immediate alerting on just-filed cases in state and federal courts. Law.com Radar now offers state court coverage nationwide. Sign up today and be among the first to know about new suits in your region, practice area or client sector.
By Marianna Wharry
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April 25, 2024 | Law.com
Federal Judge Reverses $1M Exemplary Damages Award in Favor of Employee Accused of Misappropriating Trade Secrets"The evidence was more than sufficient for the jury to find that Parzych was doing more than simply looking for another job opportunity while still employed by ZipBy: It is disingenuous to compare an employee searching for a new position during his lunch break to Parzych's covert attempts to acquire a valuable asset behind his employer's back," U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani for the District of Massachusetts wrote. "Parzych's argument otherwise ignores the facts and the law at issue in this case."
By Marianna Wharry
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April 23, 2024 | New York Law Journal
MLBPA Seeks to Enforce Arbitration Agreement Against Bad Bunny's Sports AgencyThis suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM's source for immediate alerting on just filed cases in state and federal courts. Law.com Radar now offers state court coverage nationwide. Sign up today and be first to know about new suits in your region, practice area or client sector.
By Marianna Wharry
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April 22, 2024 | Texas Lawyer
Distributor Hopes Bootleggers 'Can't Get No Satisfaction' Selling Unauthorized Rolling Stones MerchThis suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM's source for immediate alerting on just filed cases in state and federal courts. Law.com Radar now offers state court coverage nationwide. Sign up today and be first to know about new suits in your region, practice area or client sector.
By Marianna Wharry
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April 19, 2024 | The Recorder
Former Law Firm Secretary Files Sexual Harassment Suit Against Founding PartnerThis suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM's source for immediate alerting on just-filed cases in state and federal courts. Law.com Radar now offers state court coverage nationwide. Sign up today and be among the first to know about new suits in your region, practice area or client sector.
By Marianna Wharry
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April 17, 2024 | Law.com
California, Colorado-Based Antitrust Litigation Against NCAA Will Not Be Centralized, Panel RulesKaren K. Caldwell, the chair of the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation and a district judge for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, issued the order on behalf of the six-judge panel and said centralization is currently not necessary for the convenience of the parties and witnesses in order to conduct the litigation.
By Marianna Wharry
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April 15, 2024 | Law.com
Hospital May Be Held Liable for Independent Contractor Doctors, Washington Court Holds"However, where an entity has a nondelegable duty, it cannot avoid liability simply by delegating its duty to an independent contractor," Chief Justice Steven C. González wrote on behalf of the Washington Supreme Court. "Instead, an entity will be vicariously liable for the independent contractor's negligent performance of that duty absent special circumstances not present here."
By Marianna Wharry
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April 12, 2024 | The Recorder
A Fumble for Bumble? Class Action Claims the Dating App Discriminates Against Heterosexual WomenThis suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM's source for immediate alerting on just filed cases in state and federal courts. Law.com Radar now offers state court coverage nationwide. Sign up today and be first to know about new suits in your region, practice area or client sector.
By Marianna Wharry
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April 10, 2024 | Law.com
Washington State Ban on High-Capacity Magazines Declared Unconstitutional, Law Remains Intact Pending Appeal""Since the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen, every other court that has considered a challenge to a law restricting high-capacity magazines around the country under the Second Amendment and article I, section 24 of the Washington Constitution has either rejected that challenge, or been overruled," said Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson, noting that two federal district courts have ruled against such laws, and both were stayed by higher courts.
By Marianna Wharry
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